Quote Originally Posted by mdarnton View Post
One of the things I've learned about the shaving world is "YMMV". It appears to be a buzz term for "most of what we do is accumulated mythology, not factual, and that's why it's not repeatable science
Thanks for your explanation.

Your post actually illustrates the meaning of YMMV very well. All the techniques that you've adapted work well for you, which is great. That's not to say they will work for everybody. That's why we say YMMV.

I also think that you don't give our members enough credit. The vast majority of us do things a certain way because it works, not because we've been told to about the mythical ways and blindly follow that path. There are a certain amount of "givens" or facts in this sport - a good example is stropping. Of course experimentation will always be a part of this, which helps to develop one's own technique like you have.